Warplanes of the USA: Tennessee, Historic Photos

Tennessee Warplanes

(SDA&SM Photo)

Vought UO-1 from USS Tennessee following a Vought VE-7 off the USS Milwaukee, ca 1920s.

(USN Photo)

The U.S. Navy battleship USS Tennessee (BB-43) underway in Puget Sound, Washington, on 12 May 1943, after modernization.  It was usually equipped with three Vought UO-1 observation biplanes.

(Alfred T. Palmer Photo)

Women worker touching up US Army Air Forces (USAAF) insignia on a Vjultee Vengeance bomber at  Nashville, Tennessee, 1 Feb 1943.

(Jack Delano, Library of Congress Photo fsa.8d00305)

Vultee Aircraft Company, Vengeance fuselage assembly line, Nashville, Tennessee, 1 Aug 1941.

(USGOV-PD Photo)

Republic P-47N Thunderbolt (Serial No. 45-49253), 105th Fighter Squadron, Tennessee Air National Guard, 1947.

(USGOV-PD Photo)

Republic P-47N Thunderbolt (Serial No. 42-28738), 105th Fighter Squadron, Tennessee Air National Guard, 1947.

(USGOV-PD Photo)

North American F-51D-25NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-73075), 105th Fighter Squadron, Tennessee Air National Guard, 1953.

(NMNA Photo)

McDonnell FH-1 Phantom (BuNo.), 2, LC, U.S. Marine Corps, of Marine Fighter Squadron VMF-122 at Naval Air Station Memphis, Tennessee, 1947.

 (USAF Photo)

North American F-86D Sabre (Serial No. 51-8421), 151st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 134th Fighter Interceptor Group, Tennessee Air National Guard,  McGhee Tyson Air Force Base, Knoxville, Tennessee, ca. late 1950s.

(NMNA Photo)

North American T-28B Trojans and Lockheed T-33B (TV-2) Shooting Stars of Advanced Training Unit ATU-105 at Naval Air Station Memphis, Tennessee, 1956.

(USGOV-PD Photo)

Lockheed F-104A-25-LO Starfighter (Serial No. 56-0834), 151st Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Tennessee Air National Guard, ca 1961.

(SDA&SM Photo)

Lockheed F-104A-25-LO Starfighter (Serial No. 56-0822), 151st Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Tennessee Air National Guard, ca 1961.

(USAF Photo)

Lockheed F-104A-25-LO Starfighter (Serial No. 56-0860), 151st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 134th Fighter Interceptor Group, Tennessee Air National Guard, McGhee Tyson Air Force Base, Knoxville, Tennessee, ca 1963.

(NMNA Photo)

Douglas A-4E Skyhawk (BuNo. 150076) of Marine attack squadron VMA-124.  VMA-124 was a squadron in the Marine Forces Reserve based at Naval Air Station Memphis, Tennessee, ca 1970s.

(NMNA Photo)

Douglas A-4L Skyhawk (BuNo. 149626) of Marine Attack Squadron VMA-142 "Flying Gators" at Memphis, Tennessee, ca 1970s.

( Mike Freer - Touchdown-aviation Photos)

Lockheed C-130A Hercules (L-182), 1640, 105th TAS/Tennessee ANG based at Nashville Airport, seen arriving for IAT 79. Last noted as an instructional airframe at Fort Bragg.  Note the original 'Roman nose' on this aircraft.

(John Beasley Photo)

Lockheed C-130H Hercules (Serial No. 89-1181), "Music 81", Tennessee Air National Guard, 2009.  

(Master Sgt. Kendra Owenby, USAF Photo)

Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker, 134th Air Refueling Wing, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2012.

(Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Young, US ANG Photo)

Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, 134th Air Refueling Wing taxis through the wash rack, also known as a bird bath, after a mission. The jets are required to be washed more often in a salt water environment and is important to the maintenance of the refueler.

(Pfc. Nicholas A. Hernandez, USAF Photo)

Lockheed C-5A Galaxy (Serial No. 70-0449), 155th Airlift Squadron, 164th Airlift Wing, Tennessee Air National Guard, 2006.

(Dave Silva, US Coast Guard Photo)

Lockheed C-130H Hercules displaying an historic colour scheme to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the C-130 in Coast Guard Service, flying in formation with a new Lockheed HC-130J Hercules from Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina.  This aircraft is being used by the Aviation Logistics Center as a prototype platform for aircraft upgrades and modifications.  Air Station Elizabeth City has the first operational J models.  The Coast Guard has been using a version of the C130 since Air Station Elizabeth City took delivery of the first one in December 1959.  The first HC-130B (SerialNo. 1339), was delivered to Elizabeth City from Lockheed Marietta GA, and piloted by LCdr Lloyd L. Kent and crew.  The first C-130 pilots were primarily high hour RD5, and PB-1G pilots from Elizabeth City who were sent to Smyrna AFB near Nashville Tennessee for training in 1959.

(Lance Cpl. Jack A. E. Rigsby, U.S. Marine Corps Photo)

Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion, U.S. Marine Corps, with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, landing at Riverfront Park in Nashville, Tennessee, 6 Sep 2016.

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